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PRIVATE SCHOOL GROUP TO OPEN IN 2016
Reddam House joins Somerset Lakes One of South Africa’s most successful private school groups, Reddam House, will establish a new school on the 64-hectare residential estate known as Somerset Lakes, located just two kilometres from the historic centre of Somerset West. The Reddam House group of schools was founded by Graeme Crawford, a renowned South African educator, who opened his first school in 1993. In 2000, Reddam House Constantia opened in Cape Town, followed by Reddam House campuses on the Atlantic Seaboard, Bedfordview and in Sydney, Australia. Various other campuses were subsequently opened both in South Africa (Reddam House Waterfall Estate, Reddford House – The Hills and Blue Hills) and abroad. The addition of two new schools in the United Kingdom recently brings the total number to 26. “Our schools are co-educational, non-denominational and independent, affiliated to the Independent Examinations Board (IEB), encouraging students to learn in a relaxed, self-disciplined academic environment,” said Sheena CrawfordKempster, managing director of Reddam House. “We nurture the unique individuality, talent and self-assurance of each student, equipping them to take on the world with poise and confidence. Each of our schools incorporates an Early Learning School (some from 1 years of age and others from 3 years of age), a Preparatory school and College. “Fundamental to the philosophy is the recruitment of only the finest handpicked teachers. In addition, dance, drama, music, design and art
A typical Reddam School Group campus are included in the curriculum. Excellent coaches provide extra-curricular enrichment from the Early Learning School through to the College,” Crawford-Kempster added. Robert van Rensburg, a director of Omwieco (Pty) Ltd, the developers of Somerset Lakes, said he was delighted that months of negotiation had resulted in an agreement in terms of which Century Property Developments would develop the new school on a 8-hectare portion of the 64-hectare residential estate. “Century Property Developments have developed a number of campuses for the Reddam House group in various parts of South Africa,” he said. “Their experience and understanding of the exact requirements of the school makes them uniquely equipped to undertake an
ambitious building programme that is scheduled to have the campus ready for its first students in January 2016. “We are delighted to welcome the Reddam House Group and Century Property Developments to Somerset Lakes, and look forward immensely to the contribution they will make to the family-orientated lifestyle the estate offers its residents.” Sales and marketing manager of Somerset Lakes, Dave Harris, said the school would be a boon to the whole of Somerset West, but in particular to families living on the estate, who will receive preferential enrolment at the school. “There is a general shortage of good schools in Somerset West, particularly in the eastern areas of the
town. The existing private schools are over-subscribed, with long waiting lists for new admissions, and parents have no guarantee that their children will get in. This gap will be suitably filled by a private school of the calibre offered by the Reddam House group.” “From my experience, one of the most important factors families need to consider when investing in a new home is the close proximity of good schools in the immediate area. In this day and age, one can only dream of living within walking distance of a school that will offer your children a world-class standard of education.” “Parents living in Somerset Lakes won’t have to spend their day playing ‘taxi’ all afternoon with all the sporting and other extra-mural
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